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Meaning of Cathode | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkæθ.oʊd

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An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
broadly
The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.

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العربية القطب السالب

Български като́д

Bosanski katoda katodni катода катодни

Català càtode

Čeština katoda

Deutsch Kathode kathodisch Minuspol

Ελληνικά αποβίβαση κάθοδος

Español cátodo

Eesti katood

Euskara katodo

Suomi katodi plusnapa

Français cathode

Galego cátodo

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻūholo uila ʻine

हिन्दी ऋणाग्र

Hrvatski katoda katodni катода катодни

Magyar katód

Հայերեն կաթոդ

Bahasa Indonesia katode

Íslenska bakskaut katóða mínusskaut neikvætt rafskaut neiskaut

Italiano catodo

日本語カソード正極陰極

ខ្មែរ កាតូត

한국어 음극 캐소드

Македонски катода

Bahasa Melayu katod

Nederlands kathode

Polski katoda

Português catódio cátodo

Русский катод

Српски katoda katodni катода катодни

Svenska katod

Kiswahili kathodi

Tagalog balindas

Türkçe katot

Tiếng Việt âm cực

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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